One man was responsible for the deaths or injuries of thousands of American soldiers in Iraq. That same man is responsible for sowing sectarian conflict today in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. And yet, in the nuclear deal with Iran, this man, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, Major General Qassem Suleimani, will have sanctions lifted against him. Indeed, he will receive a large infusion of cash to wreak more havoc and terror. Having served in Iraq, having experienced first-hand his proxy operations against American forces, and having lost men to Gen. Suleimani’s terror operations, I find this offensive.

]]>http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/dhs-chief-don-t-call-it-islamic-extremism-because-it-doesn-t-have-anything-do-islam_1002904.htmlDHS Chief: Don’t Call it 'Islamic Extremism' Because it Doesn’t Have Anything to Do With Islamhttp://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/dhs-chief-don-t-call-it-islamic-extremism-because-it-doesn-t-have-anything-do-islam_1002904.html
Michael GrahamSun, 02 Aug 2015 12:05:00 -0400Department of Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson says that the Islamic State wants to be viewed as Islamic, but they aren't.

During an interview at the Aspen Security Forum, the interviewer asks if Johnson and DHS are missing the religious dimension of the terrorism we face by denying that it's inspired by Islam. "I couldn't disagree more," Johnson says.

Disagree with what?

]]>http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/biden-advisers-political-team-ramping_1002854.htmlBiden Advisers: Political Team Ramping Uphttp://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/biden-advisers-political-team-ramping_1002854.html
Daniel HalperSun, 02 Aug 2015 09:58:00 -0400ABC reports this morning that Vice President Joe Biden's political team is ramping up. ABC sources its reporting to Biden's political advisers.

Watch here:

"This morning, the strongest signs yet that Joe Biden might be ready to run. The vice president's advisers telling ABC News, his political team has been ramping up in recent days, entering what they call a more active phase," ABC reports.